Comparison of activated sludge microbial communities using Biolog® microplates

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 57-63

  Kaiser, S K ^a   Guckert, J B ^a   Gledhill, D W ^a  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biolog; Laboratory systems; Microbial ecology; Synthetic wastewater

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; SYNTHETIC WASTEWATER;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; METABOLISM; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SIMULATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

CARBON; GLUCOSE; PEPTONE; TETRAZOLIUM;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; WASTE WATER; WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SEWAGE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031803434     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00084-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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